***Operation Iraqi Freedom - Situation Room - Day 8 - LIVE THREAD***

Various | 3/27/2003 | Me

[Centurion2000]

Good Morning.

This is the Daily Thread of Operation Iraqi Freedom - LIVE THREAD.

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[Dog]

France.....Germany....Russia......China take your pick on who supplied it.

[An.American.Expatriate]

More explosions rock Baghdad, several areas hit ^

Just posted, sounds like the current raid . . .

[Dog]

Yes!

[mewzilla]

Exactly why I think the description Chinese journalist is an oxymoron.

[oceanperch]

I see what you mean. We do.

[A Citizen Reporter]

Awwwww, here is a Centcom reporter worried about the embedded reporters in a chemical attack. "As you get closer to Baghdad, what will happen with the embedded reporters program?" I notice he isn't worried about our troops. Just his competition, who is giving real time truth reports from the front. Wish I'd caught which organization he was from.....

[Peach]

Those are the four countries that immediately come to mind. The world changed in more ways than we knew after 9/11 and keeps changing.

Definitely a change in tone today. Wanna bet they got a little lecture from a public relations officer who also happens to carry a gun.

[Timeout]

Finally FOX appears to have multiple live cams on Baghdad.

Where do these journalists get their news...the morning Qatar Times? From their questions you'd think they hadn't had fresh news since yesterday.

[The Wizard]

Screw the humanitarian Aid...we're fighting a war

The second day I would have had to walk out witha Mac 10 and told them any stupid questions get shot

[Jackie-O]

I know, was talking to Texkat about that yesterday. Don't get me started again. I promised my kids that I would watch the cussing. ;0)

[Catspaw]

Each & every embedded reporter not only knew what he was getting into, but you can bet they signed a stack of waivers that was about a foot thick.

[Carolina]

BeebBabe said, "Let's go the the south to the so-called 'Battle for Hearts and Minds.'" No bias there. Nooo, siree.

[An.American.Expatriate]

AIRBORNE GETS DROP ON SADDAM ^

More on the Airdrop last night in Northern Iraq from the NY Post

[Dog]

Freelance reporter......whining about us taking out Iraqi TV..

[Daniel Ramsey]

looks like Baghdad is getting a good pounding, tonight with the clear weather it should be interesting.

[Julliardsux]

GMA decided not to show the video of us dropping off aid. Once positive images were shown, they cut back to NYC, and Gibson said something to the effect that not everyone greeting us with a smile.

jerk.

[Peach]

Whining that taking out Iraqi tv is against Geneva Convention.

Hey - Butt Head - how about asking whether using children as human shields is against the Geneva Convention?

Who did he say he worked for? Heard independent.

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

What is the problem with these press idiots? A real investigation into the marketplace explosion is next to impossible. There were people cleaning up the area at the end of the video of the market. The late Saddam's boys collect our bomb and missile fragments from real targets and can salt them anywhere. They did it in 1991.

[Catspaw]

They gave press credentials to a freelancer? Heck, that means I can go to Doha and be a Freep reporter.

[pitinkie]

Anyone have a cam that has the Fox view?